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Flashcards in Homeostasis Deck (3)
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1
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Define homeostasis

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Maintenance of the internal environments within narrow limits through physiological processes

2
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Define negative feedback

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Output reduces the original stimulus. Acts in opposite direction to where the parameter is going - stabilising eg. temperature

3
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Define positive feedback

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Output enhances the original stimulus. Destabilising eg. childbirth